Sunday we headed up to the Kings Mountain area, just by the North/South Carolina border. We intended to do Kings Mountain Military Park and Kings Mountain State Park. We started at the military park by having a look at their museum, then did the battlefields trail. This is a 1.5 mile trail around the battle field from the Revolutionary war. There were many informative boards on the way, and you can get a tour on your phone if you wish. There are many monuments along the way commemorating the people who took part in this important battle.
The boys did really well walking this trail, and hardly got carried at all. We did it in about an hour, and thoroughly enjoyed our walk in the sun.
By the time we returned to the car, we were all pooped, so decided to give the state park a miss, and save it for another day.
Monday we met up with some friends, before atrocious weather set in for a few days.
Wednesday Isaac and I went for breakfast at IHOP. I like doing this with my boys when they are off. Now Seb is in school 3 mornings a week when the other 2 are off, be it separate or together, it is nice to do things just us.
Thursday morning Seb was off, so we headed to the zoo. In the summer, they open at 9am, though all animals are not on display. It turns out this is temperature dependent. It was cold Thursday morning, and I did not dress myself or the boys appropriately. I think we were the first ones in the zoo! It was lovely. The lemurs were playing, there was a snake up close to the glass, and the lions were roaring. It goes to show, you can got to the zoo numerous times, and still see something different
Still take the same pictures though!
It was so cold, that I was not up for supervising the boys in the park. We headed up to Pelham Road to meet Paul for a coffee. My car has been in the garage for about 2 weeks following my run in with a deer. I have had an X3 in the meantime, an alright car, but not my beast. Paul had to had his car back on Thursday, and had decided on a Mini. So I went to meet him to pick it up
It is an alright little car. I quite like it. A few differences to the X5, size being the most obvious. But......it has no sun blinds in the back and no heads up display. Hopefully my car will be fixed soon (it's supposed to take 4-6 weeks)
Good Friday I spent most of the day lying on the sofa watching HGTV, while Paul built this
It was a full on pajama day, as the weather was supposed to be atrocious. It wasn't too bad, but we enjoyed the down time as a family. The boys watched a film or 2....
Having been cooped up all day Friday, we had to get the boys out today. Unfortunately it had been raining again, for most of the day, so we decided to take them to Monkey Joes. I had a coupon to get one in for free, so it wasn't too busy, and I was suprised how quiet it was. They had a few electrical issues, never good in a room filled with bounce houses.... But they sorted it out, and the kids had a great time.
Then it was lunch at Twin Peaks. What's nice about this place is the fact kids eat free Saturday and Sunday, making it a reasonably priced meal out.
Today is Easter Sunday, we are going to do our first ever egg hunt for the boys. Paul watched the Liverpool game this morning, followed by the F1, then a nice roast, and I think a day around the house.
Happy Easter everyone!
Happy Easter!
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